Glove and method of making the same



Jan. 6, 194s.

.L. LEVINE GLOVE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Dec. 23, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l LOUIS LEVINE Jan. 6,1948 7 LLB/[NE 2,43 ,044-

GLOVE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Dec. 23, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 LOUIS LEVINE Patented Jan. 6, 1948 GLOVE AND METHOD. OF MAKING THE SAME Louis Levine, Jersey City, N. J assignor' to Julius Kayser & 00., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 23, 1944, Serial No. 569,518

12 Claims.

My invention is a glove, and method of making the same, wherein trank pieces of the digital sheaths are overlaid and bordered" by edges of fourchettes forming ridges of Substantially U- shape and preferably having termini spaced from thetips of the fingers and merging into the tip seams.

The raw margins of the fourchettes are preferably doubled, hemmed or welted so as to form finished, non-raveling edges having laps secured together and to the back finger pieces of the trank by stitching having bights exposed on the right side of the glove, preferably in a single row, be-

- tween theridge-forming edge of the fourchette ;posite directions from the row of stitching attaching them together and with only their edge portions overlapped. By doubling back the margin of the superposed lapped material, as in a hem or welt, or by laying a cord between the body and under-folded margin of the superposed material,

the height of the ridge formed may be accentuated.

. The fourchettes are preferably connected with the front or palm finger pieces ofthe trank, and

the tranks front and back finger pieces are connected together at their tips by a row of stitching having bights invisible from the right side of the glove and forming a plain, inconspicuous seam or inseam. p

A glove so constructed tends to impart a slenderizing and tapering effect to the finge'rsjand gracefulness to the tips thereof; provides smooth finger tips and finger fronts facilitatingpicking up and grasping objects without. awkwardness;

eliminates the exposure of raw edges and the continuous"operation;attachedto the adjacent edge of the next finger. The fourchette strip is then 'looped'loosely across two fingers and attachedto the edge of the finger next to the opposite end finger and then, as part of a continuous operation, to such opposite end finger.- The fourchette strip is then cut and a new section attached, in a continuous operation, to the adjacent inner edges ofthe back inner finger pieces.

The glove blank isthen turned wrong side out and the tips of the back and front finger pieces and the fourchettes and front finger piecesare seamed together by a continuous row of stitching forming a, plain seam.

The characteristic features and advantages of my invention will further appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings in illustration thereof.

-In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan View of an expanded glove embodying my invention; Fig.2 is a diagrammatic, transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side view of a finger taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the palm faceof an expanded glove having the forefinger bent at right angles to the palm and the other fingers bent over against the palm; Fig. 5 is a perspective side View of the glove; Fig, 6 is a fragmentary enlarged View of the finger portion'of a collapsed glove; Fig. 7 is an end view of the middle finger of the glove shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view of the middle finger 0n the line 8-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 9 is a somewhat diagrammatic perspective view of a glove trank and fourchette strip and the sewing mechanism for combining them; Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line I 0-10 of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line ll-H of Fig. 9; Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional View similar to Fig. 11 but showing a welt cord being fed into the welt; Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic plan view illustrating the first step of the operation of attaching the fourchette to the trank; Fig. 14 is a diagrammaticplan view illustrating the second step of attaching the fourchetteto the trank; Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic plan view illustrating a third step in attaching the fourchette to the trank; Fig. 16 is a fragmentary plan view of the trank with fourchettes attached to the back finger pieces; Fig. 17 is a somewhat perspective plan view of the trank and attached fourchettes turned wrong-side-out; Fig. 18 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the first step in the attachment of a fourchette to the palm piece of the forefinger; Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the attachment of the trank to one side of the palm piece of the middle finger; Fig. 20 is a fragmentary diagrammatic view illustrating the attachment of the trank tothe other side of the palm piece of the middle finger; Fig. 21 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the attachment of a fourchette to one edge of the palm piece of the ring finger; Fig. 22 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the attachment of a fourchette to the other edge of the palm piece of the ring finger; Fig. 23 is a diagrammatic View illustrating the attachment of a fourchette to one side of the palm piece o fgthe little finger; and Fig 24 1s a diagrammatic view illustrating the attachment of the side edges of the trank.

Gloves embodying my invention may be made i of any suitable material or combination thereof and for any desired purpose, but'as an, example I have shown in the drawings a woven fabric dress glove having a carpal portion 1 and a rnetacarpal portion 2 of any usual ordesiredhonstruction and terminating in a digital portion comprising "The ffourchettelfi is connected with the finger pieces 1 and 8 by acontinuous row lof"stitches' l8 hayingb-ights exposed on the right side or outside of the glove. "The stitches' [8 pass through the "may and doubled-under margin of the fourchettal5 and through the finger pieces I and 8 to form a lapped de prative seam I9 providing asubs'tan- ",tia lly @Uf'siialped ridge bordering and overlyin-. ftheconeealedg' adjacentfraw edges of the finger "one another and with the metacarpal portion}.

Thef fourchette ifi' is' connected withfthe'finger 'back' pifce'stfand S bya continuous row or stitches i gwnavmg bightsexposed on theright side or out- "thebogdyand doubled-under "mar in: "of the four- "fc'liet'te '15 t orm'jalapped decorative seam 2| Hid n substa tia y;Qshan r d e. b e in lands prerlepizine tl. .c9n ee edji adj c nt, ra edges oi the finger pieces 9 and I and the junctureqi as s- A .QQQUQMOUS pw otflc s e lecl. h efl conan t l the o he finge l s sslfl n th li t ir i l rri r pe e ssl ihe fi e i s and 14 th ti of he fing r. e es and I4, the overturned edges of the finger pieces "L" 5nd 1'41 a swerer-es e se 3. 57- an palnipieces of the meta-carpal and carpal portionszandh n 1 a concealed stitching rorms a [continuous hat is, a seam ihiwhichthe bodies f ee ii im tm e e a e e er reen l "right-side"tdright-side" during stitching so that ffp ce I-and s] and thejun'c'ture of their bases with 35 he jglove. These- 'stitchespass through M e ee'flli an .liitiheti es mh 4 finger pieces Qand 13'," n overturned edge of the" when the joined members are tl'jned rig -side out the bights of the stitching and the raw edges are concealed and the seam is relatively inconspicuous.

5 It will be noted that the substantially U-shaped ridges iormed by the overlapping w elted edges of t fourchettes -15, leans IT narrow the visible ex panse of the back pieces "I, 8, 9 and it and may be merged into the plain seam 25 at points spaced "from the extreme tips of the digital sheaths so i asto'ii'npart a slenderizing and tapering effect to the fingers by reason of the tapering of the extremities of tll e fourchettes and the narrowing lqithte eiiposed areas of the finger back pieces and leave substantially unobstructed nail covering ciiqnsl-atngene o the fingers- ToproducethegloVe of my invention efficiently andpcgnomically, a trank A is cut in a single piece and a thumb sheath 26 set therein, preferbly. by slap ed seamf Th'e rourgne t "r i d mm ie stt fl f whi hmeylb whic is r erably ,ce. t s p ya su hamme .or c d "29 'attachedto or forming a part of a conventional I 2 9. S lt asserti (ma h h a tic al r ,rq a ing needl est e. s t pll is ca lym edt hr ueh the.fqlderi aniedse v s c umet undert s. shcwnginfig .lLa ,tdevsi vecir accrdvflzmay; beflsimultaneousl red hetweenthebodv;qfthestrip 21. a d i s u rctllmed edgejs as lto proyide" a co'rded'welt insteadogfaiplain WeIt asinFigJlZ a. H lThe tr'anki A Iisladvanced righteside 'up tof the sewing machine so that the edgeyof the forefinger back pieceilis' advanced beneath'the'footw and .Zthere'i oiterlaid with "the undertur'ned margin of 40 the str'ip.. 2'l, whose b'ody-section'is 'right side up 'andiexte'ndsaway"from the body of thefing'er pie'ce' 'LffTh ltr'a'nk is bentfas sh'ownin Flg'f13, to' a'lign"thefadjacent"edge' ofLthe'" 'm'idme 'fihger back. afwim tneedg e ofthe forefingerbaek 1' and the 'strip 'zfl stitched'fby' the "row 0i stitching 8 5 to th'ali'ghed 'es'o fthe'fin'ger"pieces land 8 'in' asi'ibstahtially contihil'ous' sewing dpe'ration.

A"sectioneror".tnestrip 21 is leans-arm per- "Hank f ifingerpieces H, l2, l3 and [4 up. With the trank in this position, the tips of the finger pieces I f and H are aligned and fed to the sewing machine,

where they are attached together by an initial section of the row of stitching 24 to form the initial portion of the plain seam 25. Such tips having been sewn, and Without disengaging them from the needle, the edge of the finger piece H 'is stretched diagonally across the section of the fourchette [5 attached to the finger piece I, so

that the edge of the finger piece I l adjacent to its 1 end for end, as shown in Fig. 19, and the tips of the finger pieces 3 and i2 are aligned. This causes the edge of the finger piece l2 to extend diagonally across the section of the trank l5 secured to the finger piece 8, and it is stitchedin this position and the tips of the finger pieces i2 and 8 are stitched together by a continuation of the row of stitching 24, thereby forming a further continuation of the plain seam 25.

The trank is then turned end for end, without removal from the needle, and the unsewn edge of the finger piece i2 is stretched diagonally across 1 the fourchette section lfisecured to the finger piece 8, as shown in Fig. 20, so that the edge of the finger piece [2 at its juncture with the metacarpal portion 2 is coincident with the edge of such fourchette section l6. Such edge of the finger piece 12 is attached in such position to the fourchette section l5 by a continuation of the row of stitching 24, forming a further extension of the plain seam 25.

Without removal from the needle, the trank is again turned end for end and, as shown in Fig. 21, the tips of the finger pieces 9 and 13 are aligned with one another. This causes the edge of the finger piece I3 to extend diagonally across the section of the fourchette l6 attached to the finger piece 9 and it is stitched in such position and the tips of the finger pieces 9 and I 3 are stitched together by a continuation of the row of stitching 2:; to form a further extension of the plain seam 25.

The trank is again turned end for end, without removal from the needle, and the unsewn edge of the finger piece i3 is stretched diagonally across the section of the fourchette I! attached to the finger piece 9, as shown in Fig. 22, so that the edge of the finger piece l3 adjacent its juncture with the metacarpal portion 2 is coincident with the edge of the fourchette section I7. The finger piece I3 is stitched in such position by a continuation of the row of stitching 24 and forms a further extension of the plain seam 25.

The trank is then turned end for end, as shown in Fig. 23, and the tips of the little finger pieces In and I4 are aligned with one another. This causes the edge of the finger piece l4 to extend diagonally across the section of the fourchette I? attached to the finger piece Ill. The edge of the finger piece I4 is stitched in such position to the fourchette l7 and the tips of the finger pieces I!) and I4 are stitched together by a continuation of the row of stitching 24.

The trank is then again turned end for end, without removal from the needle, and the edges of the finger pieces Ill and I4 and the edges of the metacarpal and carpal sections 2 and I are aligned as shown in Fig. 24 and stitched together by a'continuation of the rowof stitching 24 to complete the seam-25.

It will, of course, be understood that in passing from one finger piece to another the rows of stitching I8, 20, 22 and 24 will extend to asmall extent into the metacarpal portion 2 at the bases of the finger pieces and secure the apexes of the fourchettes l5, I6 and I1 thereto.

The excess portions of the fourchettes projecting laterally beyond the seam 25 are trimmed off, the glove is turned right-side out and hemmed at the wrist or otherwise finished or decorated with points, if required.

' 7 Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A glove having digital sheaths comprising fourchettes and front and back trank finger I pieces, and stitching seaming said finger pieces together at their tips, said fourchettes having edges overlying and'bordering and directly engaging said finger pieces close to the margins thereof and forming substantially U-shaped ridges merging into said tip seams, said fourchettes partially concealing the widths of the back tranks of the sheaths and the seamed front and back tranks forming smooth finger tips at the apexes thereof.

'2. A glove having digital sheaths comprising trank finger pieces having concealed longitudinal edges and fourchettes having doubled margins forming laps secured together and to said finger pieces by a single row of stitches only, said stitches having bights exposed on the right side of the glove and forming rows between the exposed bent edges of the fourchettes and concealed edges of the finger pieces.

'3. A glove including back and front finger pieces and fourchettes having welted edges bordering and overlying and reducing the apparent width of the right sides of the back finger pieces aforesaid, said welted edges and back finger pieces directly engaging one another and secured by a single seam, and said fourchettes and front finger pieces being secured together by inseams.

4. A glove including back finger pieces and fourchettes having hemmed margins bordering and overlying and reducing the apparent width of the right sides of finger pieces aforesaid, the hemmed margins having inturned pieces directly engaging the finger pieces.

5. A glove including back finger pieces and fourchettes having hemmed edges bordering and overlying and directly engaging outer surfaces of finger pieces aforesaid close to the margins thereof, and rows of stitching having external bights extending along the fourchette edges, and the overlying fourchette edges reducing the visible width of the back finger pieces.

6. A glove including back finger pieces and palm finger pieces having their tips connected by inseams and fourchettes having welted edges bordering and overlying and reducing the apparent widths of the outer surfaces of finger backs aforesaid below said inseams, rows of stitching having external bights extending along the welted edges of said fourchettes and connecting them with back finger pieces aforesaid to form lapped seams, said fourchettes being connected with palm finger pieces aforesaid by inseams.

7. A glove having digital sheaths comprising trank back and front finger pieces and fourchettes having doubled edges overlying and bordering and reducing the apparent widths of said back finger pieces, stitches having bights exposed on the right side of the glove and connecting the doubled edge meeeee pnfieach iomfichettexv ith adj aacenhtedges .01 oin- -ingziback fingernpieces and formin a lapped s am of substantially U-shape hayin le stof less lepgth than the fingers;-=-and agcontinuousseam .ponnect- I am tips ,of complementary finwrpieceeand tront V pie c; finger pieces with said' fou 1tchett es.

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